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Test out your knowledge of the reasons for the end of Cold War by playing the Cold War quiz.

Pink Floyd. Test out your knowledge of the reasons for the end of Cold War by playing the Cold War quiz.  starter activity. What has this man got to do with the Fall of the Berlin Wall?. Was the Berlin Wall a result rather than a cause of the end of Cold War?.

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Test out your knowledge of the reasons for the end of Cold War by playing the Cold War quiz.

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  1. Pink Floyd Test out your knowledge of the reasons for the end of Cold War by playing the Cold War quiz.

  2. starter activity What has this man got to do with the Fall of the Berlin Wall?

  3. Was the Berlin Wall a result rather than a cause of the end of Cold War? To review previous knowledge of the reasons for the end of Cold War To identify reasons for the fall of the Berlin Wall & the end of the USSR To develop source analysis skills  Aims

  4.  Your task • Read p.174-6 and list the reasons for the fall of the Berlin Wall.

  5. Reasons for Fall of Berlin Wall • 1989 was a key year – 40 years since formation of DDR (East Germany) • DDR product of Cold War tensions, when these ceased to exist so did the need for DDR • Fugitives – Hungary opened its borders to West in autumn 1989 • Political organisations, e.g. ‘New Forum’ • Honecker lost control over East German Politburo • Actions of Kohl & Gorbachev

  6. Why was the fall of the Berlin Wall a turning point in the collapse of Communism in Europe?

  7.  Your task • Study Sources K-N on p.174-6 • What does Source K tell us about Gorbachev’s influence on the people and government of East Germany? • How important was popular pressure? Use sources L, M & N in your answer. • Do you agree with the view that the fall of the Wall occurred more by accident that design?

  8. The fall of the Berlin Wall more a result than a cause? Result Cause Place a Post-it on the screen according to your judgement

  9.  Your task • Read p.176-178 and draw up a list of factors which led to the end of the Soviet Union. March 2010 Obama & Medvedev announce a renewal of the START treaty talks of 1991

  10. End of USSR • 1991, START talks signalled end to East-West hostilities • Failure of Gorbachev’s domestic reforms, e.g. food queues, industrial action, inflation, crime • Glasnost – Russians more openly critical • Damaging revelations about Communist Party – mass graves, corruption • New political organisations – Democratic Reform Movement • Collapse of central control

  11.  Your task • Read Sources O,P & Q on p.177-8 • Summarise the views of the sources in no more than 5 words • What phrases or words would you quote to support your views? • State one way in which Source O agrees with Source P • State one way which Source P agrees with Source Q

  12.  Extension • Read John Lewis Gaddis, p.239-257 and note down evidence to suggest the end of Communism was brought about by Gorbachev, popular pressure or other factors

  13. Plenary • Give 3 reasons for the fall of the Berlin Wall • List 3 reasons why the USSR comes to an end in 1991 • How far do you think the fall of the Wall was the symbol rather than the cause of the ending of Cold War?

  14.  Homework • Revise for a timed essay question on the end of Cold War

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